After flying high against Stewartville on Monday, Century came back down to earth. The Panthers fell just short of the Albert Lea Tigers by a score of 4-2 on Wednesday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Tigers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 4-2 on April 7th.
Century's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-5. As for Albert Lea, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Century will venture away from home to face off against Northfield at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Raiders' pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so the Panthers' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Albert Lea, they will welcome John Marshall at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Tigers are facing the Rockets at the right time seeing as the Rockets are stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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